Constant Steam Update and LOCKS during game

[jjb54]

I'm not sure this is going to have an answer or not?

 

I am * NOT * doing " beta testing " for Steam.

 

I can be in a game, and my game will randomly LOCK and I have to CTRL - ALT - DEL to get out of the game and have to do a soft-reboot back into Windows. ( 8.1 - 64 Bit - Current ) and sure enough - every time, Steam Update Window pops up and it's updating ( again ).

 

I tried setting the Steam Default and got tired of doing that, because it seems Steam will Update no matter what I set it to do - not to do.

 

I had this happen Twice - today alone.

 

Is it - It is what it is, and deal with it. ?

 

Or is there some answer that I can try so that Steam will NOT ' bump ' me out of my game?

 

This even happens with Fallout 4.

 

Thanks! :)

 

.. Jj ...

[engelbert]

are you sure it's even the real update window?, since everytime you exit steam any other way than Steam-Exit. it checks for integrity the next time you start (and it says something like updating...). i don't think the locking is related to steam, more likely to a mod or hardware.

there is a workaround for the reboot if you open a second desktop(win+tab) and open taskmanager in there, i had these annoying lockups with oldrim.

and also for taskmanager-options-always in the front, can help.

Edited June 30, 2017 by engelbert

[jjb54]

are you sure it's even the real update window?, since everytime you exit steam any other way than Steam-Exit. it checks for integrity the next time you start (and it says something like updating...). i don't think the locking is related to steam, more likely to a mod or hardware.

there is a workaround for the reboot if you open a second desktop(win+tab) and open taskmanager in there, i had these annoying lockups with oldrim.

and also for taskmanager-options-always in the front, can help.

 

It only happens when the STEAM UPDATE happens.

 

Honestly, no other time. I even tried to force exit: CTRL - DEL and exited and no Steam Update happens.

 

I first thought this was due to it Lock and leaving no option but to CTRL - DEL - Task Manager and close it down and no Steam Update window happened.

 

I dunno .. it's just annoying as all get out.

 

.. Jj ...